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Hi, Tom:

You can do what you need by using the associated space of an OPM *PGM.

You could use CRTCLPGM to create OPM CLP programs for this purpose, as this feature is "bundled" with the "base" OS. Or, write those programs in MI assembler language; the QPRCRTPG API is also built-in to the "base" OS. Are you concerned about future availability of the other ("heritage") OPM compilers?

I would like to understand more about what you need to do in a pre-restore exit that could not also be done in a post-restore exit.
Contact me "off-list" ...

Thanks,

Mark S. Waterbury

> Tom Liotta wrote:
Mark S. Waterbury wrote:

This approach is viable for both OPM and ILE *PGMs, and for ILE *SRVPGMs, and pretty much ANY OS/400 object type.

Mark:

Unfortunately, it involves a *USRSPC object rather than a *PGM object. For my intended usage, there is no [apparent] choice but a *PGM.

A very specific example problem involves the pre-restore exit point for RSTLICPGM. The _only_ object type that can be restored during that operation is a *PGM object. No data files, no message files... no user spaces...

The very nice thing about the associated space is that it can be modified even after a LPP is installed. A customer who wants to add some specific customizations can be presented with options that alter values stored in an associated space. A subsequent SAVLICPGM can then save those customizations for distribution to other systems in their network. There's enough available space even to track who made which changes, when they were made, etc., not to mention encryption and just about whatever is needed in such a limited context.

When those options involve pre-restore environment elements, the only available object type is *PGM. And OPM *PGMs seem to be the ones that have this capability.

Tom Liotta


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